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Sql 2008: can't see tables in linked server.....

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We successfully setup a linked server (sql 2008 to non-sql platform). As an "sa' I can see all the tables in the Linked server. (Under Management Studio: Server Objects > Linked Servers > "Catalog". Drilling into catalog shows the tables on the
linked server)

On the other hand when our developers click on Catalog they get this error message: